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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1986
KWOK AH-NUI'S CASE FOR UMELCO PANEL
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE'S REVIEW OF THE CASE OF KWOK AH-NUI WOULD BE PUT TO THE UMELCO PANEL ON WELFARE SERVICES, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS MAKING STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE OF KWOK AH-NUI, ON WHICH HE ANSWERED A QUESTION IN THE COUNCIL ON MAY 14.
MR CHAMBERS SAID THE HON Y.F. HUI HAD PROPOSED THAT WHEN THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE'S REVIEW OF THE CASE WAS COMPLETED IT SHOULD BE PUT TO THE UMELCO PANEL ON WELFARE SERVICES, WHICH WOULD STUDY THE REPORT IN DETAIL AND IF NECESSARY HAVE A SESSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE PANEL WOULD THEN MAKE KNOWN ITS VIEWS ON THE CASE, THUS ASSURING THE PUBLIC OF AN OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, MR HUI HAD PROPOSED.
HAVING SPOKEN TO DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, THE CONVENOR OF THE WELFARE PANEL, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL AND WOULD MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PANEL THE REVIEW BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE AS WELL AS A REVIEW BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES ON THE MEDICAL ASPECTS OF THE CASE.
+CERTAIN PARTS OF THESE REVIEWS DEAL WITH ASPECTS OF THE CASE WHICH IT WOULD NOT BE PROPER TO DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC, SUCH AS THE MEDICAL REPORTS ON MRS WONG'S CONDITION AND OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS, HE SAID.
+WE SHALL BE ASKING THE PANEL TO TREAT THESE MATTERS AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, HE ADDED.
FOLLOWING THE EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTS BY THE UMELCO PANEL, A FULL STATEMENT ON THE CASE WOULD BE MADE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE SAID.
POLICE TAKING ACTION TO COUNTER BURGLARIES
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THE POLICE ARE TAKING ACTIVE STEPS TO COUNTER THE INCREASE IN BURGLARIES, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LIU LIT-FOR, MR THOMAS SAID POLICE PATROLS WERE BRIEFED TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO BUILDINGS WITH SCAFFOLDING, WHICH WAS A FAVOURITE METHOD OF ILLEGAL ENTRY.
/CARETAKERS AND